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Positive Women's Network - Action and Leadership on Women and HIV/AIDS
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About Us

Mission Statement

Positive Women’s Network, a partnership of women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, supports women in making informed choices about HIV/AIDS and health. We provide safe access to support and education/prevention for women in communities throughout British Columbia. The Positive Women’s Network provides leadership and advocacy around women’s HIV/AIDS health and social issues in the national and local health care communities.

History

Positive Women’s Network (PWN) was formed by an energetic group of women in Vancouver, Canada in 1991. All were seeing that HIV was presenting different challenges for women than for men, and the group wanted to address the differences to ensure women’s needs were being met. This group included women living with HIV, and those affected by it. Our work is still created through a partnership of women infected and affected, and we have grown from a group of volunteers providing part time phone support into a nationally recognized organization providing essential  support and prevention education throughout the province and country. We believe in collaboration and action.

How We Work 

Positive Women’s Network weaves the wisdom of HIV+ women throughout our programs, which include support services, education/ prevention, and resources. Women living with HIV and women affected by HIV work together to create services that are realistic, respectful, confidential, and welcoming. A wide range of women access our services which are offered in person, over the phone, or via the web. We are trans-inclusive.

Women know the issues. We know that poverty exists. We know that violence and racism are real in women’s lives. We know that women are caregivers, and that women’s needs often come last. And we know that women have the answers.

 

Annual General Report 2008-2009

 

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